Merge branch 'stable'

[stgit] / stgit / stack.py

diff --git a/stgit/stack.py b/stgit/stack.py
index cfac219a67e4dbb298ade76b02f7a962d907e67f..74c2c108f3519f160d9d8d64d52e500f4284abdd 100644 (file)
--- a/stgit/stack.py
+++ b/stgit/stack.py
@@ -18,15 +18,20 @@ along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 """
 
 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 """
 

-import sys, os
+import sys, os, re
+from email.Utils import formatdate

 
 

+from stgit.exception import *

 from stgit.utils import *
 from stgit.utils import *

-from stgit import git
+from stgit.out import *
+from stgit.run import *
+from stgit import git, basedir, templates

 from stgit.config import config
 from stgit.config import config

-
+from shutil import copyfile
+from stgit.lib import git as libgit, stackupgrade

 
 # stack exception class
 
 # stack exception class

-class StackException(Exception):
+class StackException(StgException):

     pass
 
 class FilterUntil:
     pass
 
 class FilterUntil:


@@ -64,15 +69,17 @@ def __clean_comments(f):
     f.seek(0); f.truncate()
     f.writelines(lines)
 
     f.seek(0); f.truncate()
     f.writelines(lines)
 

-def edit_file(series, string, comment, show_patch = True):
-    fname = '.stgit.msg'
-    tmpl = os.path.join(git.base_dir, 'patchdescr.tmpl')
+# TODO: move this out of the stgit.stack module, it is really for
+# higher level commands to handle the user interaction
+def edit_file(series, line, comment, show_patch = True):
+    fname = '.stgitmsg.txt'
+    tmpl = templates.get_template('patchdescr.tmpl')

 
     f = file(fname, 'w+')
 
     f = file(fname, 'w+')

-    if string:
-        print >> f, string
-    elif os.path.isfile(tmpl):
-        print >> f, file(tmpl).read().rstrip()
+    if line:
+        print >> f, line
+    elif tmpl:
+        print >> f, tmpl,

     else:
         print >> f
     print >> f, __comment_prefix, comment
     else:
         print >> f
     print >> f, __comment_prefix, comment


@@ -85,284 +92,596 @@ def edit_file(series, string, comment, show_patch = True):
     if show_patch:
        print >> f, __patch_prefix
        # series.get_patch(series.get_current()).get_top()
     if show_patch:
        print >> f, __patch_prefix
        # series.get_patch(series.get_current()).get_top()

-       git.diff([], series.get_patch(series.get_current()).get_bottom(), None, f)
+       diff_str = git.diff(rev1 = series.get_patch(series.get_current()).get_bottom())
+       f.write(diff_str)

 
     #Vim modeline must be near the end.
 
     #Vim modeline must be near the end.

-    print >> f, __comment_prefix, 'vi: set textwidth=75 filetype=diff:'
+    print >> f, __comment_prefix, 'vi: set textwidth=75 filetype=diff nobackup:'

     f.close()
 
     f.close()
 

-    # the editor
-    if 'EDITOR' in os.environ:
-        editor = os.environ['EDITOR']
-    else:
-        editor = 'vi'
-    editor += ' %s' % fname
-
-    print 'Invoking the editor: "%s"...' % editor,
-    sys.stdout.flush()
-    print 'done (exit code: %d)' % os.system(editor)
+    call_editor(fname)

 
     f = file(fname, 'r+')
 
     __clean_comments(f)
     f.seek(0)
 
     f = file(fname, 'r+')
 
     __clean_comments(f)
     f.seek(0)

-    string = f.read()
+    result = f.read()

 
     f.close()
     os.remove(fname)
 
 
     f.close()
     os.remove(fname)
 

-    return string
+    return result

 
 #
 # Classes
 #
 
 
 #
 # Classes
 #
 

-class Patch:
+class StgitObject:
+    """An object with stgit-like properties stored as files in a directory
+    """
+    def _set_dir(self, dir):
+        self.__dir = dir
+    def _dir(self):
+        return self.__dir
+
+    def create_empty_field(self, name):
+        create_empty_file(os.path.join(self.__dir, name))
+
+    def _get_field(self, name, multiline = False):
+        id_file = os.path.join(self.__dir, name)
+        if os.path.isfile(id_file):
+            line = read_string(id_file, multiline)
+            if line == '':
+                return None
+            else:
+                return line
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def _set_field(self, name, value, multiline = False):
+        fname = os.path.join(self.__dir, name)
+        if value and value != '':
+            write_string(fname, value, multiline)
+        elif os.path.isfile(fname):
+            os.remove(fname)
+
+
+class Patch(StgitObject):

     """Basic patch implementation
     """
     """Basic patch implementation
     """

-    def __init__(self, name, patch_dir):
-        self.__patch_dir = patch_dir
+    def __init_refs(self):
+        self.__top_ref = self.__refs_base + '/' + self.__name
+        self.__log_ref = self.__top_ref + '.log'
+
+    def __init__(self, name, series_dir, refs_base):
+        self.__series_dir = series_dir

         self.__name = name
         self.__name = name

-        self.__dir = os.path.join(self.__patch_dir, self.__name)
+        self._set_dir(os.path.join(self.__series_dir, self.__name))
+        self.__refs_base = refs_base
+        self.__init_refs()

 
     def create(self):
 
     def create(self):

-        os.mkdir(self.__dir)
-        create_empty_file(os.path.join(self.__dir, 'bottom'))
-        create_empty_file(os.path.join(self.__dir, 'top'))
+        os.mkdir(self._dir())

 
 

-    def delete(self):
-        for f in os.listdir(self.__dir):
-            os.remove(os.path.join(self.__dir, f))
-        os.rmdir(self.__dir)
+    def delete(self, keep_log = False):
+        if os.path.isdir(self._dir()):
+            for f in os.listdir(self._dir()):
+                os.remove(os.path.join(self._dir(), f))
+            os.rmdir(self._dir())
+        else:
+            out.warn('Patch directory "%s" does not exist' % self._dir())
+        try:
+            # the reference might not exist if the repository was corrupted
+            git.delete_ref(self.__top_ref)
+        except git.GitException, e:
+            out.warn(str(e))
+        if not keep_log and git.ref_exists(self.__log_ref):
+            git.delete_ref(self.__log_ref)

 
     def get_name(self):
         return self.__name
 
     def rename(self, newname):
 
     def get_name(self):
         return self.__name
 
     def rename(self, newname):

-        olddir = self.__dir
+        olddir = self._dir()
+        old_top_ref = self.__top_ref
+        old_log_ref = self.__log_ref

         self.__name = newname
         self.__name = newname

-        self.__dir = os.path.join(self.__patch_dir, self.__name)
+        self._set_dir(os.path.join(self.__series_dir, self.__name))
+        self.__init_refs()

 
 

-        os.rename(olddir, self.__dir)
+        git.rename_ref(old_top_ref, self.__top_ref)
+        if git.ref_exists(old_log_ref):
+            git.rename_ref(old_log_ref, self.__log_ref)
+        os.rename(olddir, self._dir())

 
 

-    def __get_field(self, name, multiline = False):
-        id_file = os.path.join(self.__dir, name)
-        if os.path.isfile(id_file):
-            string = read_string(id_file, multiline)
-            if string == '':
-                return None
-            else:
-                return string
-        else:
-            return None
+    def __update_top_ref(self, ref):
+        git.set_ref(self.__top_ref, ref)
+        self._set_field('top', ref)
+        self._set_field('bottom', git.get_commit(ref).get_parent())

 
 

-    def __set_field(self, name, string, multiline = False):
-        fname = os.path.join(self.__dir, name)
-        if string and string != '':
-            write_string(fname, string, multiline)
-        elif os.path.isfile(fname):
-            os.remove(fname)
+    def __update_log_ref(self, ref):
+        git.set_ref(self.__log_ref, ref)
+
+    def get_old_bottom(self):
+        return git.get_commit(self.get_old_top()).get_parent()

 
     def get_bottom(self):
 
     def get_bottom(self):

-        return self.__get_field('bottom')
+        return git.get_commit(self.get_top()).get_parent()

 
 

-    def set_bottom(self, string, backup = False):
-        if backup:
-            self.__set_field('bottom.old', self.__get_field('bottom'))
-        self.__set_field('bottom', string)
+    def get_old_top(self):
+        return self._get_field('top.old')

 
     def get_top(self):
 
     def get_top(self):

-        return self.__get_field('top')
+        return git.rev_parse(self.__top_ref)

 
 

-    def set_top(self, string, backup = False):
+    def set_top(self, value, backup = False):

         if backup:
         if backup:

-            self.__set_field('top.old', self.__get_field('top'))
-        self.__set_field('top', string)
+            curr_top = self.get_top()
+            self._set_field('top.old', curr_top)
+            self._set_field('bottom.old', git.get_commit(curr_top).get_parent())
+        self.__update_top_ref(value)

 
     def restore_old_boundaries(self):
 
     def restore_old_boundaries(self):

-        bottom = self.__get_field('bottom.old')
-        top = self.__get_field('top.old')
+        top = self._get_field('top.old')

 
 

-        if top and bottom:
-            self.__set_field('bottom', bottom)
-            self.__set_field('top', top)
+        if top:
+            self.__update_top_ref(top)
+            return True

         else:
         else:

-            raise StackException, 'No patch undo information'
+            return False

 
     def get_description(self):
 
     def get_description(self):

-        return self.__get_field('description', True)
+        return self._get_field('description', True)

 
 

-    def set_description(self, string):
-        self.__set_field('description', string, True)
+    def set_description(self, line):
+        self._set_field('description', line, True)

 
     def get_authname(self):
 
     def get_authname(self):

-        return self.__get_field('authname')
+        return self._get_field('authname')

 
 

-    def set_authname(self, string):
-        if not string and config.has_option('stgit', 'authname'):
-            string = config.get('stgit', 'authname')
-        self.__set_field('authname', string)
+    def set_authname(self, name):
+        self._set_field('authname', name or git.author().name)

 
     def get_authemail(self):
 
     def get_authemail(self):

-        return self.__get_field('authemail')
+        return self._get_field('authemail')

 
 

-    def set_authemail(self, string):
-        if not string and config.has_option('stgit', 'authemail'):
-            string = config.get('stgit', 'authemail')
-        self.__set_field('authemail', string)
+    def set_authemail(self, email):
+        self._set_field('authemail', email or git.author().email)

 
     def get_authdate(self):
 
     def get_authdate(self):

-        return self.__get_field('authdate')
+        date = self._get_field('authdate')
+        if not date:
+            return date
+
+        if re.match('[0-9]+\s+[+-][0-9]+', date):
+            # Unix time (seconds) + time zone
+            secs_tz = date.split()
+            date = formatdate(int(secs_tz[0]))[:-5] + secs_tz[1]
+
+        return date

 
 

-    def set_authdate(self, string):
-        self.__set_field('authdate', string)
+    def set_authdate(self, date):
+        self._set_field('authdate', date or git.author().date)

 
     def get_commname(self):
 
     def get_commname(self):

-        return self.__get_field('commname')
+        return self._get_field('commname')

 
 

-    def set_commname(self, string):
-        if not string and config.has_option('stgit', 'commname'):
-            string = config.get('stgit', 'commname')
-        self.__set_field('commname', string)
+    def set_commname(self, name):
+        self._set_field('commname', name or git.committer().name)

 
     def get_commemail(self):
 
     def get_commemail(self):

-        return self.__get_field('commemail')
+        return self._get_field('commemail')
+
+    def set_commemail(self, email):
+        self._set_field('commemail', email or git.committer().email)
+
+    def get_log(self):
+        return self._get_field('log')
+
+    def set_log(self, value, backup = False):
+        self._set_field('log', value)
+        self.__update_log_ref(value)
+
+class PatchSet(StgitObject):
+    def __init__(self, name = None):
+        try:
+            if name:
+                self.set_name (name)
+            else:
+                self.set_name (git.get_head_file())
+            self.__base_dir = basedir.get()
+        except git.GitException, ex:
+            raise StackException, 'GIT tree not initialised: %s' % ex

 
 

-    def set_commemail(self, string):
-        if not string and config.has_option('stgit', 'commemail'):
-            string = config.get('stgit', 'commemail')
-        self.__set_field('commemail', string)
+        self._set_dir(os.path.join(self.__base_dir, 'patches', self.get_name()))

 
 

+    def get_name(self):
+        return self.__name
+    def set_name(self, name):
+        self.__name = name
+
+    def _basedir(self):
+        return self.__base_dir
+
+    def get_head(self):
+        """Return the head of the branch
+        """
+        crt = self.get_current_patch()
+        if crt:
+            return crt.get_top()
+        else:
+            return self.get_base()
+
+    def get_protected(self):
+        return os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self._dir(), 'protected'))
+
+    def protect(self):
+        protect_file = os.path.join(self._dir(), 'protected')
+        if not os.path.isfile(protect_file):
+            create_empty_file(protect_file)
+
+    def unprotect(self):
+        protect_file = os.path.join(self._dir(), 'protected')
+        if os.path.isfile(protect_file):
+            os.remove(protect_file)
+
+    def __branch_descr(self):
+        return 'branch.%s.description' % self.get_name()
+
+    def get_description(self):
+        return config.get(self.__branch_descr()) or ''

 
 

-class Series:
+    def set_description(self, line):
+        if line:
+            config.set(self.__branch_descr(), line)
+        else:
+            config.unset(self.__branch_descr())
+
+    def head_top_equal(self):
+        """Return true if the head and the top are the same
+        """
+        crt = self.get_current_patch()
+        if not crt:
+            # we don't care, no patches applied
+            return True
+        return git.get_head() == crt.get_top()
+
+    def is_initialised(self):
+        """Checks if series is already initialised
+        """
+        return config.get(stackupgrade.format_version_key(self.get_name())
+                          ) != None
+
+
+def shortlog(patches):
+    log = ''.join(Run('git', 'log', '--pretty=short',
+                      p.get_top(), '^%s' % p.get_bottom()).raw_output()
+                  for p in patches)
+    return Run('git', 'shortlog').raw_input(log).raw_output()
+
+class Series(PatchSet):

     """Class including the operations on series
     """
     def __init__(self, name = None):
     """Class including the operations on series
     """
     def __init__(self, name = None):

-        """Takes a series name as the parameter. A valid .git/patches/name
-        directory should exist
+        """Takes a series name as the parameter.

         """
         """

-        if name:
-            self.__name = name
-        else:
-            self.__name = git.get_head_file()
-
-        if self.__name:
-            self.__patch_dir = os.path.join(git.base_dir, 'patches',
-                                            self.__name)
-            self.__base_file = os.path.join(git.base_dir, 'refs', 'bases',
-                                            self.__name)
-            self.__applied_file = os.path.join(self.__patch_dir, 'applied')
-            self.__unapplied_file = os.path.join(self.__patch_dir, 'unapplied')
-            self.__current_file = os.path.join(self.__patch_dir, 'current')
-
-    def __set_current(self, name):
-        """Sets the topmost patch
+        PatchSet.__init__(self, name)
+
+        # Update the branch to the latest format version if it is
+        # initialized, but don't touch it if it isn't.
+        stackupgrade.update_to_current_format_version(
+            libgit.Repository.default(), self.get_name())
+
+        self.__refs_base = 'refs/patches/%s' % self.get_name()
+
+        self.__applied_file = os.path.join(self._dir(), 'applied')
+        self.__unapplied_file = os.path.join(self._dir(), 'unapplied')
+        self.__hidden_file = os.path.join(self._dir(), 'hidden')
+
+        # where this series keeps its patches
+        self.__patch_dir = os.path.join(self._dir(), 'patches')
+
+        # trash directory
+        self.__trash_dir = os.path.join(self._dir(), 'trash')
+
+    def __patch_name_valid(self, name):
+        """Raise an exception if the patch name is not valid.

         """
         """

-        if name:
-            write_string(self.__current_file, name)
-        else:
-            create_empty_file(self.__current_file)
+        if not name or re.search('[^\w.-]', name):
+            raise StackException, 'Invalid patch name: "%s"' % name

 
     def get_patch(self, name):
         """Return a Patch object for the given name
         """
 
     def get_patch(self, name):
         """Return a Patch object for the given name
         """

-        return Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+        return Patch(name, self.__patch_dir, self.__refs_base)
+
+    def get_current_patch(self):
+        """Return a Patch object representing the topmost patch, or
+        None if there is no such patch."""
+        crt = self.get_current()
+        if not crt:
+            return None
+        return self.get_patch(crt)

 
     def get_current(self):
 
     def get_current(self):

-        """Return a Patch object representing the topmost patch
-        """
-        if os.path.isfile(self.__current_file):
-            name = read_string(self.__current_file)
-        else:
+        """Return the name of the topmost patch, or None if there is
+        no such patch."""
+        try:
+            applied = self.get_applied()
+        except StackException:
+            # No "applied" file: branch is not initialized.

             return None
             return None

-        if name == '':
+        try:
+            return applied[-1]
+        except IndexError:
+            # No patches applied.

             return None
             return None

-        else:
-            return name

 
     def get_applied(self):
 
     def get_applied(self):

-        f = file(self.__applied_file)
-        names = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines()]
-        f.close()
-        return names
+        if not os.path.isfile(self.__applied_file):
+            raise StackException, 'Branch "%s" not initialised' % self.get_name()
+        return read_strings(self.__applied_file)

 
 

-    def get_unapplied(self):
-        f = file(self.__unapplied_file)
-        names = [line.strip() for line in f.readlines()]
-        f.close()
-        return names
+    def set_applied(self, applied):
+        write_strings(self.__applied_file, applied)

 
 

-    def get_base_file(self):
-        return self.__base_file
+    def get_unapplied(self):
+        if not os.path.isfile(self.__unapplied_file):
+            raise StackException, 'Branch "%s" not initialised' % self.get_name()
+        return read_strings(self.__unapplied_file)
+
+    def set_unapplied(self, unapplied):
+        write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)
+
+    def get_hidden(self):
+        if not os.path.isfile(self.__hidden_file):
+            return []
+        return read_strings(self.__hidden_file)
+
+    def get_base(self):
+        # Return the parent of the bottommost patch, if there is one.
+        if os.path.isfile(self.__applied_file):
+            bottommost = file(self.__applied_file).readline().strip()
+            if bottommost:
+                return self.get_patch(bottommost).get_bottom()
+        # No bottommost patch, so just return HEAD
+        return git.get_head()
+
+    def get_parent_remote(self):
+        value = config.get('branch.%s.remote' % self.get_name())
+        if value:
+            return value
+        elif 'origin' in git.remotes_list():
+            out.note(('No parent remote declared for stack "%s",'
+                      ' defaulting to "origin".' % self.get_name()),
+                     ('Consider setting "branch.%s.remote" and'
+                      ' "branch.%s.merge" with "git config".'
+                      % (self.get_name(), self.get_name())))
+            return 'origin'
+        else:
+            raise StackException, 'Cannot find a parent remote for "%s"' % self.get_name()
+
+    def __set_parent_remote(self, remote):
+        value = config.set('branch.%s.remote' % self.get_name(), remote)
+
+    def get_parent_branch(self):
+        value = config.get('branch.%s.stgit.parentbranch' % self.get_name())
+        if value:
+            return value
+        elif git.rev_parse('heads/origin'):
+            out.note(('No parent branch declared for stack "%s",'
+                      ' defaulting to "heads/origin".' % self.get_name()),
+                     ('Consider setting "branch.%s.stgit.parentbranch"'
+                      ' with "git config".' % self.get_name()))
+            return 'heads/origin'
+        else:
+            raise StackException, 'Cannot find a parent branch for "%s"' % self.get_name()
+
+    def __set_parent_branch(self, name):
+        if config.get('branch.%s.remote' % self.get_name()):
+            # Never set merge if remote is not set to avoid
+            # possibly-erroneous lookups into 'origin'
+            config.set('branch.%s.merge' % self.get_name(), name)
+        config.set('branch.%s.stgit.parentbranch' % self.get_name(), name)
+
+    def set_parent(self, remote, localbranch):
+        if localbranch:
+            if remote:
+                self.__set_parent_remote(remote)
+            self.__set_parent_branch(localbranch)
+        # We'll enforce this later
+#         else:
+#             raise StackException, 'Parent branch (%s) should be specified for %s' % localbranch, self.get_name()

 
     def __patch_is_current(self, patch):
 
     def __patch_is_current(self, patch):

-        return patch.get_name() == read_string(self.__current_file)
+        return patch.get_name() == self.get_current()

 
 

-    def __patch_applied(self, name):
+    def patch_applied(self, name):

         """Return true if the patch exists in the applied list
         """
         return name in self.get_applied()
 
         """Return true if the patch exists in the applied list
         """
         return name in self.get_applied()
 

-    def __patch_unapplied(self, name):
+    def patch_unapplied(self, name):

         """Return true if the patch exists in the unapplied list
         """
         return name in self.get_unapplied()
 
         """Return true if the patch exists in the unapplied list
         """
         return name in self.get_unapplied()
 

-    def __begin_stack_check(self):
-        """Save the current HEAD into .git/refs/heads/base if the stack
-        is empty
+    def patch_hidden(self, name):
+        """Return true if the patch is hidden.

         """
         """

-        if len(self.get_applied()) == 0:
-            head = git.get_head()
-            write_string(self.__base_file, head)
+        return name in self.get_hidden()
+
+    def patch_exists(self, name):
+        """Return true if there is a patch with the given name, false
+        otherwise."""
+        return self.patch_applied(name) or self.patch_unapplied(name) \
+               or self.patch_hidden(name)

 
 

-    def __end_stack_check(self):
-        """Remove .git/refs/heads/base if the stack is empty.
-        This warning should never happen
+    def init(self, create_at=False, parent_remote=None, parent_branch=None):
+        """Initialises the stgit series

         """
         """

-        if len(self.get_applied()) == 0 \
-           and read_string(self.__base_file) != git.get_head():
-            print 'Warning: stack empty but the HEAD and base are different'
+        if self.is_initialised():
+            raise StackException, '%s already initialized' % self.get_name()
+        for d in [self._dir()]:
+            if os.path.exists(d):
+                raise StackException, '%s already exists' % d

 
 

-    def head_top_equal(self):
-        """Return true if the head and the top are the same
+        if (create_at!=False):
+            git.create_branch(self.get_name(), create_at)
+
+        os.makedirs(self.__patch_dir)
+
+        self.set_parent(parent_remote, parent_branch)
+
+        self.create_empty_field('applied')
+        self.create_empty_field('unapplied')
+
+        config.set(stackupgrade.format_version_key(self.get_name()),
+                   str(stackupgrade.FORMAT_VERSION))
+
+    def rename(self, to_name):
+        """Renames a series

         """
         """

-        crt = self.get_current()
-        if not crt:
-            # we don't care, no patches applied
-            return True
-        return git.get_head() == Patch(crt, self.__patch_dir).get_top()
+        to_stack = Series(to_name)

 
 

-    def init(self):
-        """Initialises the stgit series
+        if to_stack.is_initialised():
+            raise StackException, '"%s" already exists' % to_stack.get_name()
+
+        patches = self.get_applied() + self.get_unapplied()
+
+        git.rename_branch(self.get_name(), to_name)
+
+        for patch in patches:
+            git.rename_ref('refs/patches/%s/%s' % (self.get_name(), patch),
+                           'refs/patches/%s/%s' % (to_name, patch))
+            git.rename_ref('refs/patches/%s/%s.log' % (self.get_name(), patch),
+                           'refs/patches/%s/%s.log' % (to_name, patch))
+        if os.path.isdir(self._dir()):
+            rename(os.path.join(self._basedir(), 'patches'),
+                   self.get_name(), to_stack.get_name())
+
+        # Rename the config section
+        for k in ['branch.%s', 'branch.%s.stgit']:
+            config.rename_section(k % self.get_name(), k % to_name)
+
+        self.__init__(to_name)
+
+    def clone(self, target_series):
+        """Clones a series

         """
         """

-        bases_dir = os.path.join(git.base_dir, 'refs', 'bases')
+        try:
+            # allow cloning of branches not under StGIT control
+            base = self.get_base()
+        except:
+            base = git.get_head()
+        Series(target_series).init(create_at = base)
+        new_series = Series(target_series)
+
+        # generate an artificial description file
+        new_series.set_description('clone of "%s"' % self.get_name())
+
+        # clone self's entire series as unapplied patches
+        try:
+            # allow cloning of branches not under StGIT control
+            applied = self.get_applied()
+            unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
+            patches = applied + unapplied
+            patches.reverse()
+        except:
+            patches = applied = unapplied = []
+        for p in patches:
+            patch = self.get_patch(p)
+            newpatch = new_series.new_patch(p, message = patch.get_description(),
+                                            can_edit = False, unapplied = True,
+                                            bottom = patch.get_bottom(),
+                                            top = patch.get_top(),
+                                            author_name = patch.get_authname(),
+                                            author_email = patch.get_authemail(),
+                                            author_date = patch.get_authdate())
+            if patch.get_log():
+                out.info('Setting log to %s' %  patch.get_log())
+                newpatch.set_log(patch.get_log())
+            else:
+                out.info('No log for %s' % p)

 
 

-        if os.path.isdir(self.__patch_dir):
-            raise StackException, self.__patch_dir + ' already exists'
-        os.makedirs(self.__patch_dir)
+        # fast forward the cloned series to self's top
+        new_series.forward_patches(applied)
+
+        # Clone parent informations
+        value = config.get('branch.%s.remote' % self.get_name())
+        if value:
+            config.set('branch.%s.remote' % target_series, value)

 
 

-        if not os.path.isdir(bases_dir):
-            os.makedirs(bases_dir)
+        value = config.get('branch.%s.merge' % self.get_name())
+        if value:
+            config.set('branch.%s.merge' % target_series, value)

 
 

-        create_empty_file(self.__applied_file)
-        create_empty_file(self.__unapplied_file)
-        self.__begin_stack_check()
+        value = config.get('branch.%s.stgit.parentbranch' % self.get_name())
+        if value:
+            config.set('branch.%s.stgit.parentbranch' % target_series, value)
+
+    def delete(self, force = False):
+        """Deletes an stgit series
+        """
+        if self.is_initialised():
+            patches = self.get_unapplied() + self.get_applied()
+            if not force and patches:
+                raise StackException, \
+                      'Cannot delete: the series still contains patches'
+            for p in patches:
+                self.get_patch(p).delete()
+
+            # remove the trash directory if any
+            if os.path.exists(self.__trash_dir):
+                for fname in os.listdir(self.__trash_dir):
+                    os.remove(os.path.join(self.__trash_dir, fname))
+                os.rmdir(self.__trash_dir)
+
+            # FIXME: find a way to get rid of those manual removals
+            # (move functionality to StgitObject ?)
+            if os.path.exists(self.__applied_file):
+                os.remove(self.__applied_file)
+            if os.path.exists(self.__unapplied_file):
+                os.remove(self.__unapplied_file)
+            if os.path.exists(self.__hidden_file):
+                os.remove(self.__hidden_file)
+            if os.path.exists(self._dir()+'/orig-base'):
+                os.remove(self._dir()+'/orig-base')
+
+            if not os.listdir(self.__patch_dir):
+                os.rmdir(self.__patch_dir)
+            else:
+                out.warn('Patch directory %s is not empty' % self.__patch_dir)

 
 

-    def refresh_patch(self, message = None, edit = False, show_patch = False,
+            try:
+                os.removedirs(self._dir())
+            except OSError:
+                raise StackException('Series directory %s is not empty'
+                                     % self._dir())
+
+        try:
+            git.delete_branch(self.get_name())
+        except git.GitException:
+            out.warn('Could not delete branch "%s"' % self.get_name())
+
+        config.remove_section('branch.%s' % self.get_name())
+        config.remove_section('branch.%s.stgit' % self.get_name())
+
+    def refresh_patch(self, files = None, message = None, edit = False,
+                      empty = False,
+                      show_patch = False,

                       cache_update = True,
                       author_name = None, author_email = None,
                       author_date = None,
                       committer_name = None, committer_email = None,
                       cache_update = True,
                       author_name = None, author_email = None,
                       author_date = None,
                       committer_name = None, committer_email = None,

-                      commit_only = False):
-        """Generates a new commit for the given patch
+                      backup = True, sign_str = None, log = 'refresh',
+                      notes = None, bottom = None):
+        """Generates a new commit for the topmost patch

         """
         """

-        name = self.get_current()
-        if not name:
+        patch = self.get_current_patch()
+        if not patch:

             raise StackException, 'No patches applied'
 
             raise StackException, 'No patches applied'
 

-        patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
-

         descr = patch.get_description()
         if not (message or descr):
             edit = True
         descr = patch.get_description()
         if not (message or descr):
             edit = True


@@ -370,24 +689,37 @@ class Series:
         elif message:
             descr = message
 
         elif message:
             descr = message
 

+        # TODO: move this out of the stgit.stack module, it is really
+        # for higher level commands to handle the user interaction

         if not message and edit:
             descr = edit_file(self, descr.rstrip(), \
                               'Please edit the description for patch "%s" ' \
         if not message and edit:
             descr = edit_file(self, descr.rstrip(), \
                               'Please edit the description for patch "%s" ' \

-                              'above.' % name, show_patch)
+                              'above.' % patch.get_name(), show_patch)

 
         if not author_name:
             author_name = patch.get_authname()
         if not author_email:
             author_email = patch.get_authemail()
 
         if not author_name:
             author_name = patch.get_authname()
         if not author_email:
             author_email = patch.get_authemail()

-        if not author_date:
-            author_date = patch.get_authdate()

         if not committer_name:
             committer_name = patch.get_commname()
         if not committer_email:
             committer_email = patch.get_commemail()
 
         if not committer_name:
             committer_name = patch.get_commname()
         if not committer_email:
             committer_email = patch.get_commemail()
 

-        commit_id = git.commit(message = descr, parents = [patch.get_bottom()],
+        descr = add_sign_line(descr, sign_str, committer_name, committer_email)
+
+        if not bottom:
+            bottom = patch.get_bottom()
+
+        if empty:
+            tree_id = git.get_commit(bottom).get_tree()
+        else:
+            tree_id = None
+
+        commit_id = git.commit(files = files,
+                               message = descr, parents = [bottom],

                                cache_update = cache_update,
                                cache_update = cache_update,

+                               tree_id = tree_id,
+                               set_head = True,

                                allowempty = True,
                                author_name = author_name,
                                author_email = author_email,
                                allowempty = True,
                                author_name = author_name,
                                author_email = author_email,


@@ -395,40 +727,82 @@ class Series:
                                committer_name = committer_name,
                                committer_email = committer_email)
 
                                committer_name = committer_name,
                                committer_email = committer_email)
 

-        if not commit_only:
-            patch.set_top(commit_id)
-            patch.set_description(descr)
-            patch.set_authname(author_name)
-            patch.set_authemail(author_email)
-            patch.set_authdate(author_date)
-            patch.set_commname(committer_name)
-            patch.set_commemail(committer_email)
+        patch.set_top(commit_id, backup = backup)
+        patch.set_description(descr)
+        patch.set_authname(author_name)
+        patch.set_authemail(author_email)
+        patch.set_authdate(author_date)
+        patch.set_commname(committer_name)
+        patch.set_commemail(committer_email)
+
+        if log:
+            self.log_patch(patch, log, notes)

 
         return commit_id
 
 
         return commit_id
 

-    def new_patch(self, name, message = None, can_edit = True, show_patch = False,
+    def undo_refresh(self):
+        """Undo the patch boundaries changes caused by 'refresh'
+        """
+        name = self.get_current()
+        assert(name)
+
+        patch = self.get_patch(name)
+        old_bottom = patch.get_old_bottom()
+        old_top = patch.get_old_top()
+
+        # the bottom of the patch is not changed by refresh. If the
+        # old_bottom is different, there wasn't any previous 'refresh'
+        # command (probably only a 'push')
+        if old_bottom != patch.get_bottom() or old_top == patch.get_top():
+            raise StackException, 'No undo information available'
+
+        git.reset(tree_id = old_top, check_out = False)
+        if patch.restore_old_boundaries():
+            self.log_patch(patch, 'undo')
+
+    def new_patch(self, name, message = None, can_edit = True,
+                  unapplied = False, show_patch = False,
+                  top = None, bottom = None, commit = True,

                   author_name = None, author_email = None, author_date = None,
                   author_name = None, author_email = None, author_date = None,

-                  committer_name = None, committer_email = None):
-        """Creates a new patch
+                  committer_name = None, committer_email = None,
+                  before_existing = False, sign_str = None):
+        """Creates a new patch, either pointing to an existing commit object,
+        or by creating a new commit object.

         """
         """

-        if self.__patch_applied(name) or self.__patch_unapplied(name):
-            raise StackException, 'Patch "%s" already exists' % name

 
 

+        assert commit or (top and bottom)
+        assert not before_existing or (top and bottom)
+        assert not (commit and before_existing)
+        assert (top and bottom) or (not top and not bottom)
+        assert commit or (not top or (bottom == git.get_commit(top).get_parent()))
+
+        if name != None:
+            self.__patch_name_valid(name)
+            if self.patch_exists(name):
+                raise StackException, 'Patch "%s" already exists' % name
+
+        # TODO: move this out of the stgit.stack module, it is really
+        # for higher level commands to handle the user interaction
+        def sign(msg):
+            return add_sign_line(msg, sign_str,
+                                 committer_name or git.committer().name,
+                                 committer_email or git.committer().email)

         if not message and can_edit:
         if not message and can_edit:

-            descr = edit_file(self, None, \
-                              'Please enter the description for patch "%s" ' \
-                              'above.' % name, show_patch)
+            descr = edit_file(
+                self, sign(''),
+                'Please enter the description for the patch above.',
+                show_patch)

         else:
         else:

-            descr = message
+            descr = sign(message)

 
         head = git.get_head()
 
 
         head = git.get_head()
 

-        self.__begin_stack_check()
+        if name == None:
+            name = make_patch_name(descr, self.patch_exists)

 
 

-        patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+        patch = self.get_patch(name)

         patch.create()
         patch.create()

-        patch.set_bottom(head)
-        patch.set_top(head)
+

         patch.set_description(descr)
         patch.set_authname(author_name)
         patch.set_authemail(author_email)
         patch.set_description(descr)
         patch.set_authname(author_name)
         patch.set_authemail(author_email)


@@ -436,29 +810,66 @@ class Series:
         patch.set_commname(committer_name)
         patch.set_commemail(committer_email)
 
         patch.set_commname(committer_name)
         patch.set_commemail(committer_email)
 

-        append_string(self.__applied_file, patch.get_name())
-        self.__set_current(name)
+        if before_existing:
+            insert_string(self.__applied_file, patch.get_name())
+        elif unapplied:
+            patches = [patch.get_name()] + self.get_unapplied()
+            write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, patches)
+            set_head = False
+        else:
+            append_string(self.__applied_file, patch.get_name())
+            set_head = True

 
 

-    def delete_patch(self, name):
+        if commit:
+            if top:
+                top_commit = git.get_commit(top)
+            else:
+                bottom = head
+                top_commit = git.get_commit(head)
+
+            # create a commit for the patch (may be empty if top == bottom);
+            # only commit on top of the current branch
+            assert(unapplied or bottom == head)
+            commit_id = git.commit(message = descr, parents = [bottom],
+                                   cache_update = False,
+                                   tree_id = top_commit.get_tree(),
+                                   allowempty = True, set_head = set_head,
+                                   author_name = author_name,
+                                   author_email = author_email,
+                                   author_date = author_date,
+                                   committer_name = committer_name,
+                                   committer_email = committer_email)
+            # set the patch top to the new commit
+            patch.set_top(commit_id)
+        else:
+            patch.set_top(top)
+
+        self.log_patch(patch, 'new')
+
+        return patch
+
+    def delete_patch(self, name, keep_log = False):

         """Deletes a patch
         """
         """Deletes a patch
         """

-        patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+        self.__patch_name_valid(name)
+        patch = self.get_patch(name)

 
         if self.__patch_is_current(patch):
             self.pop_patch(name)
 
         if self.__patch_is_current(patch):
             self.pop_patch(name)

-        elif self.__patch_applied(name):
+        elif self.patch_applied(name):

             raise StackException, 'Cannot remove an applied patch, "%s", ' \
                   'which is not current' % name
         elif not name in self.get_unapplied():
             raise StackException, 'Unknown patch "%s"' % name
 
             raise StackException, 'Cannot remove an applied patch, "%s", ' \
                   'which is not current' % name
         elif not name in self.get_unapplied():
             raise StackException, 'Unknown patch "%s"' % name
 

-        patch.delete()
+        # save the commit id to a trash file
+        write_string(os.path.join(self.__trash_dir, name), patch.get_top())
+
+        patch.delete(keep_log = keep_log)

 
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
         unapplied.remove(name)
 
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
         unapplied.remove(name)

-        f = file(self.__unapplied_file, 'w+')
-        f.writelines([line + '\n' for line in unapplied])
-        f.close()
+        write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)

 
     def forward_patches(self, names):
         """Try to fast-forward an array of patches.
 
     def forward_patches(self, names):
         """Try to fast-forward an array of patches.


@@ -467,7 +878,6 @@ class Series:
         stack. Apply the rest with push_patch
         """
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
         stack. Apply the rest with push_patch
         """
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()

-        self.__begin_stack_check()

 
         forwarded = 0
         top = git.get_head()
 
         forwarded = 0
         top = git.get_head()


@@ -475,7 +885,7 @@ class Series:
         for name in names:
             assert(name in unapplied)
 
         for name in names:
             assert(name in unapplied)
 

-            patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+            patch = self.get_patch(name)

 
             head = top
             bottom = patch.get_bottom()
 
             head = top
             bottom = patch.get_bottom()


@@ -483,29 +893,90 @@ class Series:
 
             # top != bottom always since we have a commit for each patch
             if head == bottom:
 
             # top != bottom always since we have a commit for each patch
             if head == bottom:

-                # reset the backup information
-                patch.set_bottom(bottom, backup = True)
+                # reset the backup information. No logging since the
+                # patch hasn't changed

                 patch.set_top(top, backup = True)
 
             else:
                 patch.set_top(top, backup = True)
 
             else:

-                top = head
-                # stop the fast-forwarding, must do a real merge
-                break
+                head_tree = git.get_commit(head).get_tree()
+                bottom_tree = git.get_commit(bottom).get_tree()
+                if head_tree == bottom_tree:
+                    # We must just reparent this patch and create a new commit
+                    # for it
+                    descr = patch.get_description()
+                    author_name = patch.get_authname()
+                    author_email = patch.get_authemail()
+                    author_date = patch.get_authdate()
+                    committer_name = patch.get_commname()
+                    committer_email = patch.get_commemail()
+
+                    top_tree = git.get_commit(top).get_tree()
+
+                    top = git.commit(message = descr, parents = [head],
+                                     cache_update = False,
+                                     tree_id = top_tree,
+                                     allowempty = True,
+                                     author_name = author_name,
+                                     author_email = author_email,
+                                     author_date = author_date,
+                                     committer_name = committer_name,
+                                     committer_email = committer_email)
+
+                    patch.set_top(top, backup = True)
+
+                    self.log_patch(patch, 'push(f)')
+                else:
+                    top = head
+                    # stop the fast-forwarding, must do a real merge
+                    break

 
             forwarded+=1
             unapplied.remove(name)
 
 
             forwarded+=1
             unapplied.remove(name)
 

+        if forwarded == 0:
+            return 0
+

         git.switch(top)
 
         append_strings(self.__applied_file, names[0:forwarded])
         git.switch(top)
 
         append_strings(self.__applied_file, names[0:forwarded])

+        write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)

 
 

-        f = file(self.__unapplied_file, 'w+')
-        f.writelines([line + '\n' for line in unapplied])
-        f.close()
+        return forwarded

 
 

-        self.__set_current(name)
+    def merged_patches(self, names):
+        """Test which patches were merged upstream by reverse-applying
+        them in reverse order. The function returns the list of
+        patches detected to have been applied. The state of the tree
+        is restored to the original one
+        """
+        patches = [self.get_patch(name) for name in names]
+        patches.reverse()

 
 

-        return forwarded
+        merged = []
+        for p in patches:
+            if git.apply_diff(p.get_top(), p.get_bottom()):
+                merged.append(p.get_name())
+        merged.reverse()
+
+        git.reset()
+
+        return merged
+
+    def push_empty_patch(self, name):
+        """Pushes an empty patch on the stack
+        """
+        unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
+        assert(name in unapplied)
+
+        # patch = self.get_patch(name)
+        head = git.get_head()
+
+        append_string(self.__applied_file, name)
+
+        unapplied.remove(name)
+        write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)
+
+        self.refresh_patch(bottom = head, cache_update = False, log = 'push(m)')

 
     def push_patch(self, name):
         """Pushes a patch on the stack
 
     def push_patch(self, name):
         """Pushes a patch on the stack


@@ -513,74 +984,105 @@ class Series:
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
         assert(name in unapplied)
 
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
         assert(name in unapplied)
 

-        self.__begin_stack_check()
-
-        patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+        patch = self.get_patch(name)

 
         head = git.get_head()
         bottom = patch.get_bottom()
         top = patch.get_top()
 
         head = git.get_head()
         bottom = patch.get_bottom()
         top = patch.get_top()

-
-        ex = None
-

         # top != bottom always since we have a commit for each patch
         # top != bottom always since we have a commit for each patch

+

         if head == bottom:
         if head == bottom:

-            # reset the backup information
-            patch.set_bottom(bottom, backup = True)
+            # A fast-forward push. Just reset the backup
+            # information. No need for logging

             patch.set_top(top, backup = True)
 
             git.switch(top)
             patch.set_top(top, backup = True)
 
             git.switch(top)

-        else:
-            # new patch needs to be refreshed.
-            # The current patch is empty after merge.
-            patch.set_bottom(head, backup = True)
-            patch.set_top(head, backup = True)
-            # merge/refresh can fail but the patch needs to be pushed
+            append_string(self.__applied_file, name)
+
+            unapplied.remove(name)
+            write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)
+            return False
+
+        # Need to create a new commit an merge in the old patch
+        ex = None
+        modified = False
+
+        # Try the fast applying first. If this fails, fall back to the
+        # three-way merge
+        if not git.apply_diff(bottom, top):
+            # if git.apply_diff() fails, the patch requires a diff3
+            # merge and can be reported as modified
+            modified = True
+
+            # merge can fail but the patch needs to be pushed

             try:
             try:

-                git.merge(bottom, head, top)
+                git.merge_recursive(bottom, head, top)

             except git.GitException, ex:
             except git.GitException, ex:

-                print >> sys.stderr, \
-                      'The merge failed during "push". ' \
-                      'Use "refresh" after fixing the conflicts'
-                pass
+                out.error('The merge failed during "push".',
+                          'Revert the operation with "push --undo".')

 
         append_string(self.__applied_file, name)
 
         unapplied.remove(name)
 
         append_string(self.__applied_file, name)
 
         unapplied.remove(name)

-        f = file(self.__unapplied_file, 'w+')
-        f.writelines([line + '\n' for line in unapplied])
-        f.close()
-
-        self.__set_current(name)
-
-        # head == bottom case doesn't need to refresh the patch
-        if head != bottom:
-            if not ex:
-                # if the merge was OK and no conflicts, just refresh the patch
-                # The GIT cache was already updated by the merge operation
-                self.refresh_patch(cache_update = False)
+        write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)
+
+        if not ex:
+            # if the merge was OK and no conflicts, just refresh the patch
+            # The GIT cache was already updated by the merge operation
+            if modified:
+                log = 'push(m)'

             else:
             else:

-                raise StackException, str(ex)
+                log = 'push'
+            self.refresh_patch(bottom = head, cache_update = False, log = log)
+        else:
+            # we make the patch empty, with the merged state in the
+            # working tree.
+            self.refresh_patch(bottom = head, cache_update = False,
+                               empty = True, log = 'push(c)')
+            raise StackException, str(ex)
+
+        return modified

 
     def undo_push(self):
         name = self.get_current()
         assert(name)
 
 
     def undo_push(self):
         name = self.get_current()
         assert(name)
 

-        patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+        patch = self.get_patch(name)
+        old_bottom = patch.get_old_bottom()
+        old_top = patch.get_old_top()
+
+        # the top of the patch is changed by a push operation only
+        # together with the bottom (otherwise the top was probably
+        # modified by 'refresh'). If they are both unchanged, there
+        # was a fast forward
+        if old_bottom == patch.get_bottom() and old_top != patch.get_top():
+            raise StackException, 'No undo information available'
+

         git.reset()
         self.pop_patch(name)
         git.reset()
         self.pop_patch(name)

-        patch.restore_old_boundaries()
+        ret = patch.restore_old_boundaries()
+        if ret:
+            self.log_patch(patch, 'undo')
+
+        return ret

 
 

-    def pop_patch(self, name):
+    def pop_patch(self, name, keep = False):

         """Pops the top patch from the stack
         """
         applied = self.get_applied()
         applied.reverse()
         assert(name in applied)
 
         """Pops the top patch from the stack
         """
         applied = self.get_applied()
         applied.reverse()
         assert(name in applied)
 

-        patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+        patch = self.get_patch(name)

 
 

-        git.switch(patch.get_bottom())
+        if git.get_head_file() == self.get_name():
+            if keep and not git.apply_diff(git.get_head(), patch.get_bottom(),
+                                           check_index = False):
+                raise StackException(
+                    'Failed to pop patches while preserving the local changes')
+            git.switch(patch.get_bottom(), keep)
+        else:
+            git.set_branch(self.get_name(), patch.get_bottom())

 
         # save the new applied list
         idx = applied.index(name) + 1
 
         # save the new applied list
         idx = applied.index(name) + 1


@@ -588,29 +1090,17 @@ class Series:
         popped = applied[:idx]
         popped.reverse()
         unapplied = popped + self.get_unapplied()
         popped = applied[:idx]
         popped.reverse()
         unapplied = popped + self.get_unapplied()

-
-        f = file(self.__unapplied_file, 'w+')
-        f.writelines([line + '\n' for line in unapplied])
-        f.close()
+        write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)

 
         del applied[:idx]
         applied.reverse()
 
         del applied[:idx]
         applied.reverse()

-
-        f = file(self.__applied_file, 'w+')
-        f.writelines([line + '\n' for line in applied])
-        f.close()
-
-        if applied == []:
-            self.__set_current(None)
-        else:
-            self.__set_current(applied[-1])
-
-        self.__end_stack_check()
+        write_strings(self.__applied_file, applied)

 
     def empty_patch(self, name):
         """Returns True if the patch is empty
         """
 
     def empty_patch(self, name):
         """Returns True if the patch is empty
         """

-        patch = Patch(name, self.__patch_dir)
+        self.__patch_name_valid(name)
+        patch = self.get_patch(name)

         bottom = patch.get_bottom()
         top = patch.get_top()
 
         bottom = patch.get_bottom()
         top = patch.get_top()
 


@@ -623,28 +1113,102 @@ class Series:
         return False
 
     def rename_patch(self, oldname, newname):
         return False
 
     def rename_patch(self, oldname, newname):

+        self.__patch_name_valid(newname)
+

         applied = self.get_applied()
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
 
         applied = self.get_applied()
         unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
 

+        if oldname == newname:
+            raise StackException, '"To" name and "from" name are the same'
+

         if newname in applied or newname in unapplied:
             raise StackException, 'Patch "%s" already exists' % newname
 
         if oldname in unapplied:
         if newname in applied or newname in unapplied:
             raise StackException, 'Patch "%s" already exists' % newname
 
         if oldname in unapplied:

-            Patch(oldname, self.__patch_dir).rename(newname)
+            self.get_patch(oldname).rename(newname)

             unapplied[unapplied.index(oldname)] = newname
             unapplied[unapplied.index(oldname)] = newname

-
-            f = file(self.__unapplied_file, 'w+')
-            f.writelines([line + '\n' for line in unapplied])
-            f.close()
+            write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)

         elif oldname in applied:
         elif oldname in applied:

-            Patch(oldname, self.__patch_dir).rename(newname)
-            if oldname == self.get_current():
-                self.__set_current(newname)
+            self.get_patch(oldname).rename(newname)

 
             applied[applied.index(oldname)] = newname
 
             applied[applied.index(oldname)] = newname

-
-            f = file(self.__applied_file, 'w+')
-            f.writelines([line + '\n' for line in applied])
-            f.close()
+            write_strings(self.__applied_file, applied)

         else:
             raise StackException, 'Unknown patch "%s"' % oldname
         else:
             raise StackException, 'Unknown patch "%s"' % oldname

+
+    def log_patch(self, patch, message, notes = None):
+        """Generate a log commit for a patch
+        """
+        top = git.get_commit(patch.get_top())
+        old_log = patch.get_log()
+
+        if message is None:
+            # replace the current log entry
+            if not old_log:
+                raise StackException, \
+                      'No log entry to annotate for patch "%s"' \
+                      % patch.get_name()
+            replace = True
+            log_commit = git.get_commit(old_log)
+            msg = log_commit.get_log().split('\n')[0]
+            log_parent = log_commit.get_parent()
+            if log_parent:
+                parents = [log_parent]
+            else:
+                parents = []
+        else:
+            # generate a new log entry
+            replace = False
+            msg = '%s\t%s' % (message, top.get_id_hash())
+            if old_log:
+                parents = [old_log]
+            else:
+                parents = []
+
+        if notes:
+            msg += '\n\n' + notes
+
+        log = git.commit(message = msg, parents = parents,
+                         cache_update = False, tree_id = top.get_tree(),
+                         allowempty = True)
+        patch.set_log(log)
+
+    def hide_patch(self, name):
+        """Add the patch to the hidden list.
+        """
+        unapplied = self.get_unapplied()
+        if name not in unapplied:
+            # keep the checking order for backward compatibility with
+            # the old hidden patches functionality
+            if self.patch_applied(name):
+                raise StackException, 'Cannot hide applied patch "%s"' % name
+            elif self.patch_hidden(name):
+                raise StackException, 'Patch "%s" already hidden' % name
+            else:
+                raise StackException, 'Unknown patch "%s"' % name
+
+        if not self.patch_hidden(name):
+            # check needed for backward compatibility with the old
+            # hidden patches functionality
+            append_string(self.__hidden_file, name)
+
+        unapplied.remove(name)
+        write_strings(self.__unapplied_file, unapplied)
+
+    def unhide_patch(self, name):
+        """Remove the patch from the hidden list.
+        """
+        hidden = self.get_hidden()
+        if not name in hidden:
+            if self.patch_applied(name) or self.patch_unapplied(name):
+                raise StackException, 'Patch "%s" not hidden' % name
+            else:
+                raise StackException, 'Unknown patch "%s"' % name
+
+        hidden.remove(name)
+        write_strings(self.__hidden_file, hidden)
+
+        if not self.patch_applied(name) and not self.patch_unapplied(name):
+            # check needed for backward compatibility with the old
+            # hidden patches functionality
+            append_string(self.__unapplied_file, name)